Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
κατέχωμεν
G2722 V-PAS-1P
katechō
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
  • to hold back, detain, retain
    • from going away
    • "to restrain, hinder (the course or progress of)
      • that which hinders, Antichrist from making his appearance
      • "to check a ship's headway i.e., to hold or head the ship
      to hold fast, keep secure, keep firm possession of
    to get possession of, take
    • to possess
τὴν
G3588 T-ASF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ὁμολογίαν
G3671 N-ASF
homologia
acknowledgment
  • profession
    • subjectively: whom we profess to be ours
    • "objectively: profession [confession
    i.e., what one professes [confesses
τῆς
G3588 T-GSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἐλπίδος
G1680 N-GSF
elpis
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
  • expectation of evil, fear
  • "expectation of good, hope
    • in the Christian sense
      • joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation
    on hope, in hope, having hope
    • the author of hope, or he who is its foundation
    • "the thing hoped for
ἀκλινῆ
G186 A-ASF
aklinēs
not leaning, i.e., (figuratively) firm
  • not inclining, firm, unmoved
πιστὸς
G4103 A-NSM
pistos
objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful
  • trusty, faithful
    • of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties
    • "one who kept his plighted faith, worthy of trust"that can be relied on
    easily persuaded
    • believing, confiding, trusting
    • "in the New Testament one who trusts in God's promises
      • one who is convinced that Jesus has been raised from the dead
      • "one who has become convinced that Jesus is the Messiah and author of salvation
γὰρ
G1063 CONJ
gar
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
  • for
G3588 T-NSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἐπαγγειλάμενος
G1861 V-ADP-NSM
epangellō
to announce upon (reflexively), i.e., (by implication) to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself
  • to announce that one is about to do or furnish something
    • to promise (of one's own accord) to engage voluntarily
    to profess
    • an art, to profess one's skill in something

κατέχωμεν τὴν ὁμολογίαν τῆς ἐλπίδος ἀκλινῆ πιστὸς γὰρ ὁ ἐπαγγειλάμενος
23
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:24

πιστὸς καλῶν ὑμᾶς ὃς καὶ ποιήσει
24
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

1 Corinthians 1:9

πιστὸς θεὸς δι' οὗ ἐκλήθητε εἰς κοινωνίαν τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν
9
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

2 Thessalonians 3:3

πιστὸς δέ ἐστιν κύριος ὃς στηρίξει ὑμᾶς καὶ φυλάξει ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ
3
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

Hebrews 6:18

ἵνα διὰ δύο πραγμάτων ἀμεταθέτων ἐν οἷς ἀδύνατον ψεύσασθαι θεόν ἰσχυρὰν παράκλησιν ἔχωμεν οἱ καταφυγόντες κρατῆσαι τῆς προκειμένης ἐλπίδος·
18
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Titus 1:2

ἐπ' ἐλπίδι ζωῆς αἰωνίου ἣν ἐπηγγείλατο ἀψευδὴς θεὸς πρὸ χρόνων αἰωνίων
2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Hebrews 3:6

Χριστὸς δὲ ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ· οὗ οἶκός ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς ἐάνπερ τὴν παῤῥησίαν καὶ τὸ καύχημα τῆς ἐλπίδος μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν
6
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

1 Corinthians 10:13

πειρασμὸς ὑμᾶς οὐκ εἴληφεν εἰ μὴ ἀνθρώπινος· πιστὸς δὲ θεός ὃς οὐκ ἐάσει ὑμᾶς πειρασθῆναι ὑπὲρ δύνασθε ἀλλὰ ποιήσει σὺν τῷ πειρασμῷ καὶ τὴν ἔκβασιν τοῦ δύνασθαι ὑμᾶς ὑπενεγκεῖν
13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Revelation 3:11

ἰδού ἔρχομαι ταχύ· κράτει ἔχεις ἵνα μηδεὶς λάβῃ τὸν στέφανόν σου
11
Behold, I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

James 1:6

αἰτείτω δὲ ἐν πίστει μηδὲν διακρινόμενος γὰρ διακρινόμενος ἔοικεν κλύδωνι θαλάσσης ἀνεμιζομένῳ καὶ ῥιπιζομένῳ
6
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Hebrews 4:14

Ἔχοντες οὖν ἀρχιερέα μέγαν διεληλυθότα τοὺς οὐρανούς Ἰησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ κρατῶμεν τῆς ὁμολογίας
14
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

Hebrews 11:11

Πίστει καὶ αὐτὴ Σάῤῥα δύναμιν εἰς καταβολὴν σπέρματος ἔλαβεν καὶ παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας ἔτεκεν ἐπεὶ πιστὸν ἡγήσατο τὸν ἐπαγγειλάμενον
11
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him who had faithful promised.

Hebrews 3:14

μέτοχοι γὰρ γεγόναμεν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐάνπερ τὴν ἀρχὴν τῆς ὑποστάσεως μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν
14
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;